Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen will remain as president of Andrews University, the school's board of trustees announced Mar. 30. In addition, the trustees created a position of provost, equivalent to a chief operating officer for a business, and a search for that position will begin.
Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
Although Christianity, Islam and Judaism share the common heritage of Abraham, these three major faiths have lived in conflict and misunderstanding for centuries. A group of inter-confessional scholars gathered on the campus of Andrews University to examine and share solutions to skewed attitudes and general misconceptions among the three religions.
Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
Church members all over the Seventh-day Adventist church will able to see the work of Adventist missionaries worldwide through a free, quarterly DVD. The Office of Adventist Mission announced March 29 that the DVD is part of a new initiative that will be provided to local churches internationally. In addition to a wide distribution to churches in North America, the church's 13 regional offices will also receive the DVD, which they can adapt or distribute according to the needs of their area.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
It's a vicious circle. And many of the world's women are trapped in that cycle of illiteracy, overwork, abuse, ill health, lack of training and ultimately poverty. Some may view these huge, difficult problems as impossible to overcome and walk away, but Seventh-day Adventist women are finding significant ways for women to reach out to those in nee
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
In the Adventist world this week: Women Learn to Sew to Earn Income, Jamaican Adventist Leader Honored, Adventist Church in Iraq Has a New Leader, Ministerial Broadcast Airs Globally and Adventist University Holds Symposium on the Sabbath...
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Malaria. AIDS. Poverty. Empowering women. These are among the issues people are confronting around the world today, with many wondering whether Christians have effective answers. A Washington D.C. meeting last week demonstrated that some are making an effort.
Washington, D.C., United States
The placing of the foundation stone in a March 22 ceremony at Darmstadt, Germany, marked the formal start of construction of a new media center in Europe. Dedicated to producing and distributing messages of hope, the new facility will house the "Stimme der Hoffnung," or "Voice of Hope," ministry operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Euro-Africa region.
Darmstadt, Germany
What if they held a human rights meeting but didn't discuss any current human rights issues?
Geneva, Switzerland
Terry Benedict, Bradley Trevor Greive, Jaroslaw Wajk, Allen and Andrea Steele are masters at building bridges. No, they don't construct the physical structures that connect landmasses but, rather, they assemble the tenuous, fragile bridges of human relationships. Through film, music, stories and public relations they touch lives, they inform, they share with the world what it means to live a life of hope. And on March 23, these five received the Bridge Award in recognition of their outstanding communication achievements in sharing the church's message of hope.
Washington, D.C., United States
Seventh-day Adventist world church communication directors, representing each of the church's 13 global regions, voted to approve a statement of ethics for church communicators, a key conclusion of a five-day advisory session held March 20 to 24. The group also learned about a new certificate program for communicators, which is being developed by faculty at Andrews University and the world headquarters.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States